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lymphadenoma

American  
[lim-fad-n-oh-muh, lim-fuh-dn-] / lɪmˌfæd nˈoʊ mə, ˌlɪm fə dn- /

noun

Pathology.
  • lymphadenomas,
    plural
  • lymphadenomata
    plural
  1. an enlarged lymph node.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

Etymology

Origin of lymphadenoma

First recorded in 1870–75; lymph- + aden- + -oma

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Treatment.—In the acute form of lymphadenoma, treatment is of little avail.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

Diagnosis.—The chief importance lies in differentiating tuberculous disease from lympho-sarcoma and from lymphadenoma, and this is usually possible from the history and from the nature of the enlargement.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

Diagnosis.—Considerable difficulty attends the diagnosis of lymphadenoma at an early stage.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

It may simulate lymphadenoma, because, in certain forms of the disease, the lymph glands, especially those in the neck, axilla, and groin, are greatly enlarged.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

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